Nowadays, individuals who listen to or play classical music is decreasing gradually. This is due to the development of modern music genres, and it’s adaptability among young people. However, they must be encouraged to play or perform classical music.
To begin with, there are many causes for this notion. The first and foremost reason is that these days people are adapting and listening to Western music in abundance, and forgetting about their traditional music. This is because they linked classical music with sadness, and they just want to enjoy music, not to undertsand it. Also, pop culture offers them the environment in which they can dance and party. Apart from this, social gatherings like events and karaoke nights also promote modern music genres. Moreover, the choice and perference of listening music is also varies among person to person, we cannot compel someone to like something which they do not want to sing or listen.
However, there is still a necessity to preserve the traditional music and encourage young people to play or perform it. As, it helps to enhance the creativity of the person. Also, they are so many individuals like Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Sahab, Sartinder Sartaj and Ghulam Ali who are famous world-wide due to their achievements in the classical music. And, if people start listening to them, they are encouraged to learn it and play it in gatherings. It is also a duty of elder people to promote the music which they listened their whole life and the government to invent the policies which give advantages to the person who is preserving their culture.
In conclusion, although we cannot force someone to choose the music, but I firmly believe that if young people starts to learn the instruments like harmonium and sitar, their interest in classic music will increase on their own.